Coral Loss - Fallow Period

[Adam L]

So folks, long story short I‘m six weeks into a fallow period to try and wipe out an ich problem. Parameters were bouncing around for several weeks, alk, calcium, nitrate, phosphate. I seemed to have finally gotten things stable but all the bouncing around is now taking it’s toll. Lost a pink tip torch, most of my montis are doing poorly, as are two of my blasto colonies, but strangely my acros are mostly okay. Any helpful suggestions or do I just need to stick it out, test and wait out the next four weeks until I can add back all my fish?

 

[Rueric]

Why were the parameters bouncing around?
How are the nutrients (nitrate/phosphate) during this fallow period?

 

[Rueric]

If you kept your temp at 80.1/2, you can shorten the ich period to 6 weeks I believe

 

[MadReefer]

My alk and calc were bouncing around as well and caused some havoc on coral. I just adjusted dosing slowly to get proper levels; all you can do is wait it out IMO. Drastic changes will be just as bad for the coral.

 

[Adam L]

Stability problems were a combination of mechanical and human error.

 

[Adam L]

I almost think now that I have some stability adding fish back to early will not only potentially not address ich but introduce more instability in n03 and p04 which I think is a primary issue.

 

[Adam L]

Upside. When all said and done and stable again. I get to spend money in new corals.

 

[ericrodriguez]

Patience man it’s all you can do I literally almost start it from new in may with just a few Zoanthids that survive the transfer, doing anything to an Establish system like taking the food away (fish) would affect that system in one or another way!!

 

[Adam L]

Just so sad. A big green trachy I have is starting to die now. It was so hardy.